Best Geology & earth science videos, as recommended on Hacker News

23 videos about geology & earth science that Hacker News commenters keep recommending, mentioned between 2013 and 2026. Mostly explainer, documentary, lecture. Channels that come up most: Tom Scott, PowerfulJRE, Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell, Practical Engineering. Sorted by how consistently HN recommended them over the years.

The most recommended is Great Earthquakes of the Pacific Northwest: HN commenters offer it as a dry but fascinating, hype-free introduction to Cascadia earthquake risk and the evidence for past events.

lectureGreat Earthquakes of the Pacific NorthwestCentral Washington University · 5 HN recommenders · 2020–2025
podcastJoe Rogan Experience #606 - Randall CarlsonPowerfulJRE · 4 HN recommenders · 2018–2020
explainer4.5 Billion Years in 1 HourKurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 4 HN recommenders · 2023–2025
podcastJoe Rogan Experience #725 - Graham Hancock & Randall CarlsonPowerfulJRE · 4 HN recommenders · 2015–2020
documentary"CHASING ICE" captures largest glacier calving ever filmed - OFFICIAL VIDEOExposure Labs · 4 HN recommenders · 2013–2017
demoTaipei 101 Damper movement on 12 May 08phuaalvin · 4 HN recommenders · 2014–2022
documentaryIndia's Water Revolution #1: Solving the Crisis in 45 days with the Paani FoundationAndrew Millison · 3 HN recommenders · 2021–2022
explainerDoes "land area" assume a country is perfectly flat?Stand-up Maths · 3 HN recommenders · 2020–2023
lectureDan Britt - Orbits and Ice Ages: The History of ClimateTheIHMC · 3 HN recommenders · 2019–2019
explainerWhat Fossils Will We Leave Behind in 65 Million Years?Curious Droid · 2 HN recommenders · 2019–2021
other5 Hours of The Shipping Forecast on BBC Radio 4!icannotgetafreename · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2023
explainerThe 100 Year Flood Is Not What You Think It Is (Maybe)Practical Engineering · 2 HN recommenders · 2017–2025
documentaryThese tunnels are designed for 100,000 yearsTom Scott · 2 HN recommenders · 2021–2024
documentaryLake Peigneur Drilling Accidentankerssm · 2 HN recommenders · 2020–2026
explainerWhat Really Happened at the Millennium Tower?Practical Engineering · 2 HN recommenders · 2022–2023
explainerYellowstone Won't Explode And End Civilisation (Sorry) | The Deep DiveSoup Emporium · 3 HN recommenders · 2023–2024
explainerAre There Lost Alien Civilizations in Our Past?Kurzgesagt – In a Nutshell · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024
explainerIf these pumps ever stop, part of Germany floods.Tom Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2021–2026
lectureAssoc Prof Simon Michaux - The quantity of metals required to manufacture just one generation of...Sustainable Minerals Institute UQ · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
documentaryThe Story of Al Baydha: A Regenerative Agriculture in the Saudi Desert. قصة مشروع البيضاءAl Baydha · 1 HN recommender · 2022–2023
otherCats in a Cat Cafe in Japan Reacting to an Earthquake - 994393RM Videos · 1 HN recommender · 2019–2024
explainerThe Most Dangerous Stretch of Water in the World: The Strid at Bolton Abbey, YorkshireTom Scott · 1 HN recommender · 2016–2023
explainerWhat if Humans Are NOT Earth's First Civilization? | Silurian HypothesisPBS Space Time · 1 HN recommender · 2023–2024